Where does the time go? Here I am doing a blog post on a Bank Holiday Monday, just because I can, and because, for a few hours, the sun has been low key too…. I’m writing a lot lately, so I’ve been updating my website a little to reflect that shift – regular visitors mightContinue reading “20 days since last blogpost – busy times!”
Category Archives: storytelling
Feeling Unsettled by Social Making, in a good way
The Social Making symposium was devised by Take a Part in partnership with Plymouth University and hosted by Radiant Space. There were several overarching themes that evolved as the Social Making symposium rolled out over two days. Those relating to unsettling, succession and time caught my attention. Arnstein’s Ladder was also discussed, there’s an articleContinue reading “Feeling Unsettled by Social Making, in a good way”
Call for host venues for The Story of Objects – the next phase – workshops
Just a quick note to get you thinking over the weekend – I’m looking for hosts for the next phase of the Story of Objects – maybe it’s you? The Story of Objects to date has very much been about ‘show and tell’ sessions, for research purposes. The overarching vision – to create aContinue reading “Call for host venues for The Story of Objects – the next phase – workshops”
trying out Flash Fiction with Story of Objects
I’m in the process of considering how The Story of Objects might manifest itself in the world and I continually return to the stories I am hearing and how delightful they are. It is a privilege to have them shared with me. And you. One of the issues is how to contain them and keep themContinue reading “trying out Flash Fiction with Story of Objects”
The Story of Objects is now on Medium – do share yours
The more I talk to people about the Story of Objects project, the more I recognise that it is a fantastic tool for creative thinking and writing. This is an invitation to test that idea out – why not stretch your writing muscles and take a few photos of something you keep close to you,Continue reading “The Story of Objects is now on Medium – do share yours”
how to make a 30 second video for The Story of Objects project – learn how on youtube
The Story of Objects playlist is to share 30 second video clips of people telling the Story of THEIR Objects. We all own things that we keep with us as we travel through our lives – often little things that we anticipate we will keep forever. Sometimes we may be parted from them, and theyContinue reading “how to make a 30 second video for The Story of Objects project – learn how on youtube”
new project thanks to ACE G4A funding – connecting people, objects, memories, data
I am delighted to share with you the good news – I have been awarded an Arts council England Grant for the Arts to enable me to immerse myself for a while in deep research and development of an exciting new project. It’s a bit different to what I usually do – but it drawsContinue reading “new project thanks to ACE G4A funding – connecting people, objects, memories, data”
Remembrance Sunday – a good day to tell you about The Story of Objects
Remembrance Sunday is important to us today, but it is aso important that we hold in our social memorybanks that all those who died were people, with families, friends and lovers. And that it isn’t just soldiers that are killed in wars. My father was in the Dutch resistance, he was too young to signContinue reading “Remembrance Sunday – a good day to tell you about The Story of Objects”
Carolyn Black 